Elise vs Darius

Elise vs Darius

You need to be careful with your Q since you don't outrange his grab by much, but if you rush Boots 2 you should be able to get it off with careful play. If you're having trouble with that, just poke with W.

For items, rush a bit of armor and a lot of health. I'd go with Ninja Tabi and then some Doran's Rings so you can keep up the harassment. If you get ahead early, Giant's Belt -> Rylai's. If you're progressing more slowly, get a Haunting Guise first.

If he lands a grab, Cocoon him immediately and back up. This will either prevent or waste most of the slow. Avoid engaging near minions so you can Rappel away to them in an emergency. Don't be afraid to Rappel and then wait for an opportunity. Sometimes the minion wave will move forward a bit. You can also Spider Q to them to make distance.

Avoid long engagements. The less time you give Darius to stack up his passive, the better. Don't go in for the kill until he's quite low. You need to be able to kill him before he reaches 5 stacks.

Oh, and Rappeling out of his grab is hilarious. It has a really long cooldown so you can harass him with impunity for like 20 seconds if you can bait it out.

Also also, Level 3 is the butter spot for you. You have your whole kit, he may not even have his third basic skill. From levels 3-5, abuse him as much as you can since even if he grabs you, you'll still win engagements.

Elise should easily harass Darius in lane with her skills on human form. Just don't let him come close to you and build at least one health bruiser item (FM or Warmog are good). Glacial Shroud should also help you with both mana and armor.

Ones he got his ult up, never let him get you lower than half health. His grab has a long cooldown on early levels and it has more range than people think. Just keep harassing him and when he is low on health, go for the kill with spider form.